where do i find the list of schools that offer full rides for merit?

Paying for College
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i posted in february because my senior hadn’t received as much merit as i thought she’d get and everyone replied that I have asked sooner…

so my 2nd child will be a junior this year. i’ve learned the act test score is important [first got 33 without any preps should have prepped her lol]…for merit. so i know to work on this with her this summer.

she wants to be a teacher. we are in the midwest. her grades are great so far and she’s in activities and cheer. assuming she does well on act and/or sat looking for the bigger scholarships…

my oldest received the highest merit based on her act score but not much off the annual cost…i want to focus on more affordable options up front this time.

thoughts? thanks.

Trish

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Practice for October’s PSAT. Depending on the schools of interest, National Merit scholarships can be quite generous.

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Will she want to stay and teach in the midwest? Are there any instate options that offer merit?

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http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com
you need to double check with each school because they change every year and this list is getting a little out of date

Your second child should prep for the PSAT too if they make your state’s cut off and they have good grades National Merit opens a lot automatic scholarships.
http://nmfscholarships.yolasite.com

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We didn’t find many big scholarships in the midwest. While some schools do have automatic merit, its usually not enough to cover the OOS premium. Even our state schools dont all offer automatic merit! There’s just not a lot of money in the midwest. (It is possible to get larger offers in-state if you’re willing to go to the non-flagship campuses.)

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Are you only looking at flagships or is she willing to go to a smaller school? Most states in the midwest have schools that started as the ‘Normal’ school for training teachers and have continued to be strong in education. University of Wisconsin Stevens Point is one. The OOS tuition without any scholarships is pretty low, and room and board also low, so with a little help from scholarships it could be under $10k per year. U of Missouri is hurting for students this year, and it is easy to qualify for instate tuition after a year. Oklahoma has good deals for NMF.

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@TnTWalter

If your daughter wants to be a teacher…start by looking at the instate public universities in your state…not necessarily the flagship. Many of these are priced more modestly than the flagship.

You need to determine how much you can and will pay annually for this student to attend college.

Read the links in the first post to this thread BUT make sure you check each college website as this hasn’t been updated in quite some time. For example…Temple no longer gives automatic guaranteed merit awards.

There are not a lot colleges that give complete free rides…at all. Some do…but not very many. Full tuition is more likely…but again…not a lot of colleges have auto awards.